The San Mateo Arboretum Society has donated $7,000 to help fund a redesigned sign entrance and garden near the Ninth Avenue entrance of San Mateo Central Park.
The donation will cover the improvements to the sign, along with new plants...
source: Daily Journal
Anderson Marsh’s easy-to-hike trails are a treat for the senses almost any time of the year, but perhaps especially now, months into the COVID-19 pandemic, when we are all feeling confined to our own backyards. Here is a birdwatcher’s paradise and a wide expanse...
source: The Press Democrat
The illuminated 150-foot tall Ferris wheel in Golden Gate Park may remain in place beyond this spring, but some nature lovers want it taken down by February before the bird migration season.
The wheel was installed in March...
source: San Francisco Examiner
The Davis City Council took up the remainder of the item on the recommendations by the subcommittee on the subject of Reimagining the Police in Davis. The council did not take formal actions on Tuesday, however, each member made it clear that they had strong support for...
source: Davis Vanguard
Most cities have a Parks & Recreation Department, coordinating and promoting playground activities, fitness and crafts classes, and overseeing facilities from pocket parks to swimming pools. Not so in Sonoma: as far as anyone recalls, the city never had such a department—though...
source: Sonoma Index-Tribune
Imagine you are a public works employee in a California city.
Today’s service order: drive across town to paint a curb red.
You locate the paint, drive to the site, and paint the curb to the prescribed specifications. Sweat drips down your face as you crouch into...
source: Lead Change
Palo Alto's Foothills Park opened to the general public, replacing the decades-old restriction that only allowed residents to visit the park.
Sprawling for 1,400 acres, the park is a natural preserve that provides access...
source: KNTV-TV
Harbor Park, a $47.5 million coastal attraction that includes 25 acres of public beach and park land in the South Bay, is now on track to break ground in 2023.
Port of San Diego commissioners unanimously approved a coastal...
source: The San Diego Union-Tribune
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CPRS Announces $25,000 Grants and Partnership with National Fitness Campaign
CPRS announces that $25,000 Grants are now available to fifteen CPRS member organizations in 2020 to support them in joining the National...
source: CPRS
Statewide Park Program – Round Four
$395.3 million is available this round, which is approximately $140 million more than Round 3. This is the final round of funding for the Statewide Park Program (SPP) under Proposition 68.
Application Deadline Extension...
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What a year it has been!! It's now time to take a deep breath and reflect on all the GOOD that has happened...
source: CPRS

2021 CONNECTIONS is going virtual March 22-26, 2021. We are creating a unique learning experience which...
source: CPRS
From Nov. 9: Phillip Lewis will oversee nearly 100 Elk Grove parks as well as the Cosumnes Community Services District (CSD)’s recreation programs and facilities, starting next month. This position was vacant since Joshua Green was promoted to be the district’s...
source: Elk Grove Citizen